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Phricodoceras taylori

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Phricodoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites taylori was named by Sowerby (1826). It is the type species of Phricodoceras.

It was recombined as Aegoceras taylori by Wright (1880); it was recombined as Phricodoceras taylori by Hyatt (1900), Bremer (1965), Frebold (1970), Alkaya and Meister (1995), Smith and Tipper (1996), Rakús and Guex (2002), Donovan and Surlyk (2003), Edmunds et al. (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. taylor

Synonyms
  • Ammonites quadricornutus was named by Simpson (1855).

    It was recombined as Phricodoceras quadricornutum by Buckman (1911); it was synonymized subjectively with Phricodoceras taylori by Bremer (1965).
  • Ammonites cornutus was named by Simpson (1843). It is not extant.

    It was recombined as Phricodoceras cornutum by Buckman (1911); it was synonymized subjectively with Phricodoceras taylori by Donovan and Surlyk (2003).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Ammonites taylori Sowerby
1843Ammonites cornutus Simpson
1855Ammonites quadricornutus Simpson
1880Aegoceras taylori Wright
1900Phricodoceras taylori Hyatt p. 587
1911Phricodoceras cornutum Buckman
1911Phricodoceras quadricornutum Buckman
1965Phricodoceras taylori Bremer
1970Phricodoceras taylori Frebold
1995Phricodoceras taylori Alkaya and Meister p. 151 figs. Pl 7, figs 1-4,6,7
1996Phricodoceras taylori Smith and Tipper p. 41 figs. Pl 15, fig 2
2002Phricodoceras taylori Rakús and Guex p. 117 figs. Pl 20, fig 4; text-fig 94
2003Phricodoceras taylori Donovan and Surlyk
2003Phricodoceras taylori Edmunds et al. fig. 20.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyPhricodoceratidae(Spath 1938)
genusPhricodoceras
speciestaylori(Sowerby 1826)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Phricodoceras taylori Sowerby 1826
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Invalid names: Ammonites quadricornutus Simpson 1855 [synonym], Phricodoceras cornutum Simpson 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height712.47.0029.010.07.86
shell diameter727.114.460.025.015.7
shell inflation78.434.2018.08.004.47

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Sinemurian to the top of the Jamesoni or 199.50000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Raricostatum199.5 - 192.9Türkiye Phricodoceras taylori (147343)
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Türkiye Phricodoceras taylori (218660)
Raricostatum - Jamesoni199.5 - 184.2Türkiye Phricodoceras taylori (147286)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Türkiye Phricodoceras taylori (218656)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Denmark (Bornholm) Phricodoceras taylori (219923)
Ibex192.9 - 184.2Türkiye Phricodoceras taylori (147294 147318 147322)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Dorset) Phricodoceras taylori (159860 159863)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Tunisia Phricodoceras taylori (170522)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Türkiye Phricodoceras taylori (147311 147333)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (England) Phricodoceras taylori (33359)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Hungary Phricodoceras taylori (108314)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Türkiye Phricodoceras taylori (218657)